Geological faults are highly developed in the eastern Liaoning Province in China, where Mesozoic granitic intrusions and Archean and Paleoproterozoic metamorphic rocks are widely distributed. Although the heat flow value in eastern Liaoning Province is generally low, the hot springs are very developed. It is obvious that the faults have significant control over the distribution of hot springs, ...

— Geothermal technologies use renewable energy resources to generate electricity and direct use of heat while producing very low levels of greenhousegas (GHG) emissions. Geothermal energy is the thermal energy stored in the underground, including any contained fluid, which is available for extraction and conversion into energy products. Electricity generation, which nowadays produces 73.7TWh (1...

[1] Circulating groundwater transports heat. If groundwater flow velocities are sufficiently high, most of the subsurface heat transport can occur by advection. This is the case, for example, in the Cascades volcanic arc where much of the background geothermal heat is transported advectively and then discharged when the groundwater emerges at springs. The temperature of spring water can thus be...

We report Li isotopic measurements in seawater derived waters discharged from geothermal wells, thermal and submarine springs located in volcanic island arc areas in Guadeloupe (the Bouillante geothermal field) and Martinique (Lamentin plain and the Diamant areas). The lithium isotopic signatures of the geothermal fluids collected from deep reservoirs are homogeneous for a given site. However, ...

Ungaran volcano is located in the Central Java, Indonesia. Numerical analysis has performed in order to assess the geothermal potential of Ungaran volcano using a 3-D finite difference simulator HYDROTHERM Ver2.2. A conceptual model constructed based on the results of geophysical studies such as gravity, spontaneous-potential, microearthquake, infrared imagery and shallow ground temperature. De...

The investigation and exploration of potential deep geothermal systems is based on detailed knowledge of their distinct reservoir characteristics. This is especially important in the exploration of potentially engineered geothermal systems and of mid to low enthalpy reservoir formations in greater depths, resp. In the early stages of geothermal reservoir exploration, characterization of the res...

At the Kakkonb geothermal area, Japan, a large Quaternary granitic body is dstributed below ca 2.5 km ckpth from the surface, associating with thick high-temperature contact me&amorphic zones in the overlying formations, and a meteoric-water-cbminated type hydrothermal system is developedat present time. During the 'Deep-seated Geothermal Resources Survey', WD-la well was drilled to 3729 m dept...

The implementation of renewable energy sources, and geothermal energy in particular, is becoming increasingly important in Germany. However, geothermal power generation is a high risk, capital intensive technology and its future use will depend on how successfully it can be integrated within the German power grid infrastructure. For this to happen, its inherent operational risks must be reduced...

In the perspective of increasing the share of renewable energies to mitigate global warming and to respond to fossil resources depletion, the use of geothermal resources for the polygeneration of energy services has gained interest and is expected to know an important development in the future. Some of the major issues linked with the use of geothermal energy concern the increase of the efficie...